Longeing and Long Lining, The English and Western Horse: A Total Program
Simply put, longeing and long lining are safe and time-efficient ways to teach a horse from the ground up what they need to do when their ridden. In addition, during ground training you have the opportunity to form important associations with your horse. Longeing and long lining can be used to teach your horse to listen to you, stop and be patient, learn how to bend, become proficient in all of their gait transitions, and improve the form of their movement.
Longeing and Long Lining the English and Western Horse is a total program. It describes what you do and why during the group training of a yearling through an aged, seasoned horse. Over 250 photographs show you a variety of English and Western horses learning their lessons. You'll see exactly what type of tack you use and why. You'll see typical reactions, how to prevent and correct problems, and how to recognize both good and bad working form.
Only by being informed can you develop your horse to their full potential. Rather than thinking of longeing as "going around in circles," think of it as a way to establish good, solid habits with your horse. With this book and its companion volume, 101 Longeing and Long Lining Exercises: English and Western, you'll have the foundation you need to help your horse work in a productive form.
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Book details
- Author
- Cherry Hill
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Pets › Horses
- Topics
- ground training · horse training · western riding · dressage · gait transitions · horsemanship
- ISBN-13
- 9780876050804
About the author
CHERRY HILL is an American equestrian author, educator, horse trainer, and judge who has written more than 30 books on horse care, training, riding, and stable management, as well as hundreds of articles for equestrian publications.
Hill received the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award twice, in 1995 and 1999, and additional awards from the American Farriers Association and American Horse Publications. She holds a Bachelor of Science in animal science from Iowa State University and taught college equine courses from 1975 to 1985 at institutions including Olds College in Alberta, Canada, and Colorado State University.
When she’s not writing, Hill has served as a horse-show judge for 25 years for several national breed organizations, work that runs directly through her books on training and stable management.
Cherry lives in the Colorado foothills with her husband, Richard Klimesh.